Side-bar wagon



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- SIDE BAR WAGON. No. 261,391.

' Patented July 18,1882;

Jame YA (o e tar 5 Jaw/ UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FRANK A. SOOFIELD AND JAMES A. COOPER, OF OVID, MICHIGAN.

SIDE-BAR WAGON.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 261,391, dated-July 18,1882.

- I Application filed January 26, 1882. (No model.)

clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification.

The nature of this invention relates to certain new and usefulimprovements in the construction of that class of wagons known asside-bar wagons, in which side springs are also employed.

It has been usual in wagons of this class to attach the ends of the sidesprings by clips to the rear axle and the bolster or head -block overthe front axle or to equalizers attached to the same parts, so that inthe operation of the springs in their vertical rise and fall, andconsequent lengthening and shortening, the parts to which they wereattached would have a tendency to roll, which is very objectionable; orsuch springs have been attached by proper clips and bearings to the sidebars themselves, so that in the action of the springs they produce atorsional strain upon said side bars.

It is the object of this invention to avoid.

these difficulties, and to attach the springs and the side bars in sucha manner that torsional strain of the side bars is avoided, as well asthe rolling of the axles under the action of the spring.

Figure 1 is a sectional perspective, showing a portion of the rear axle,the head-block, and

aside bar and side springs combining our improvements. Fig. 2 is anelevation of the side bar, showing the clip which secures said side barto the rear axle and containing the bearing for one end of theequalizer. Fig. 3 is a similar view, showing'the construction of theclip by means of which the front endof the side bar is secured to thehead-block, such clip forming thebearingfor one end of the equalizerbar.

Inthe accompanying drawings, A represents the rear axle, of iron orsteel. Superimposed upon such axle is the wooden plate B, resting uponthe top of which is the side bar, 0, and these parts are securedtogether by means of the clip D, which we will now describe. This clipis provided with a recess, a, to embrace the wooden plate on top of therear axle, and

with two ears, I), projecting upward on opposite sides, thereby forminga recess between the two cars at right angles to the recess A to embracethe side bar. In rear of the recess a the wall is extended, as shown inFig. 2, upon curved lines and terminates in a strap, 0. Immediately inrear of the recess a there is drilled, cast, or otherwise provided aroundhole, d, to receive one of the equalizer-bars E, to which thespring F is secured by the swingingjoint G, constructed in the usualwa-y.. Bolts 6 are inserted through the side bar and through the wallsof the recess a of the clip on each side of the rear axle, and aresecured in place by the plate It and nuts t. The side bar, 0, at itsforward end, is secured to the bolster or headblock H by means of theclip I, which is constructed with a recess to embrace the headblock,similar to the recess described in the head-block D, to embrace the rearaxle. It is also provided with a similar recess, formed at right anglesto the first named recess, by means of the lips k, to embrace the sidesof the head-block, and as described in the description ot'the clip D.The rear wall ofthe recess, which embraces the head-block, is providedwith the hole m to receive the end of the equalizer J, to

. which, the front end of the spring is pivotally secured, and this clipextends to the rearward, forming a strap, a, the straps c and a beingsecured by suitable bolts or screws to the under side of the side bar. Abolt, 0, passes down through the side bar, the clip, and the headblockcentrally, and is secured by the nut s.

In Fig. 1 but one side of the gear is shown, but necessarily the otherside is completed and secured together in the same way by similar clipsto bearings for the other ends of the equalizers.

What we claim as our invention is- The combination of the clip D, havingear b, as a bearing for the side bar uponside, and a recess, a, asshown, the rear axle, A B, partly received in said recess zt,'theequalizer E, spring F, having loose joint G, the side bar, 0, plate h,and hooks e, securing the side bar, axle, and clips firmly together, andgiving a firm bearing upon the side bar opposite the ear I), all as andfor the purposes specified.

' FRANK A. SOOFIELD.

JAMES A. COOPER. Witnesses:

O. M. HAGADON,

D. E. LEONARD.

